Life+Style: Iván Bächer’s memorial bench had to be removed from Pozsonyi út because a homeless man moved there | hvg.hu Would you like to receive the most important news immediately? No please Please Click to turn on notifications “Please” button! The notification function is available in the following browsers:Chrome 61+, Firefox 57+, Safari 10.1+ Thank … Read more
Julian Phethean’s first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering in spray paint. When he moved his art to the city’s streets in the 1980s, it was largely unwelcome — and he was even arrested a few times. “We had nowhere to practice,” he said. … Read more
Every time a new building is unveiled in Athens, usually following a reconstruction, I wait anxiously to see the facade. The scale model, when it exists, may suggest the result but it does not show the quality of the materials, nor the integration of the new building into the surrounding environment. As a rule, the … Read more
In the second half of the 20th century, there was such a great improvement in the standard of living in Greece that the country had already changed category in the 1960s. It is true that between 1950 and 1980 there was an economic leap. It was an economic development common throughout the post-war West, at … Read more
The demolition of one- and two-story historical houses from the interwar period in Athens’ old districts, such as Agios Nikolaos Street in Koukaki, in the center of the capital, is taking on worrying proportions. The reason is the possibility provided by new building regulations allowing greater heights and covering plots in narrow streets. As a … Read more
Public water reservoirs and drinking fountains, splash pads and fountains, pocket parks, green parking lots, trees and bushes in public spaces, sustainable mobility and reused buildings, starting with the public ones, are just some of the measures architect Petros Babasikas and his team recommend for Athens in the age of climate change. As heatwaves – … Read more
The late 19th century Schliemann-Mela Mansion on Panepistimiou Street was commissioned by German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and designed by German architect Ernst Ziller. The building will be converted into a luxury hotel. Construction activity in the center of Athens is booming, signaling a positive outlook for the Greek capital and raising expectations for its future. … Read more